Could an extreme yawn break internal stitches after a rhinoplasty?

December 11, 2011
Asked By:Mr.X in Beirut, 04

I'm 6 weeks and 6 days post-op my rhinoplasty, was yawing (it was quite a big yawn) i heard a very little tick-like sound, is that weird or am i pretty much paranoid? (i'm just happy with my result, i don't want anything to change for the worse)

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